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Moolchand Medcity, New Delhi, January 13, 2011

Moolchand became India's first multi-specialty hospital to receive the Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Commendation Certificate for Large Scale Service Industry in the Healthcare category for the year 2009. Professor K V Thomas, Honorable Minister of State for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Vice President, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) presented the Commendation Certificate to Moolchand Medcity during the award presentation ceremony held yesterday in New Delhi.

Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award was instituted in the year 1991 by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), to recognize and encourage Indian manufacturing and service organizations to strive for excellence. The award gives special recognition to those who are considered to be the leaders of quality in India. The award encourages involvement of industry in quality programs, drive products and services to higher levels of quality to meet the challenges of national and international markets.

Mr. Vibhu Talwar, Chief Operating Officer, Moolchand Medcity said "We are proud to be in the league of the world's leading hospitals that are recognized as the benchmark for providing quality services. This award commensurate Moolchand's position as a premier provider of quality and organizational excellence.

This appreciation is a result of our continuous efforts to ensure that Moolchand is 'Simply Better'. The credit goes to Moolchand's entire team for diligently serving patients and putting in their best to make Moolchand meet BIS quality standards."

About Moolchand

As one of India's foremost names in healthcare, Moolchand has been setting standards for excellence in healthcare for the past half century. Moolchand is India's first JCI and comprehensive NABH (Hospital and Blood Bank) accredited hospital. JCI and NABH are accredited by ISQua: International Society for Quality in Healthcare. Moolchand Diagnostics is now NABL accredited. Our excellence, innovation and quality mindset have won us many accolades/accreditations including ISO 9001:2000, ISO 27001, ISO Platinum, IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award 2009-Outstanding Achievements and International Asia Pacific Quality Award 2010-Quest for Excellence in the Healthcare category (modeled and equivalent to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, USA), CII-EXIM Bank Commendation Certificate 2010 for Strong Commitment to Excel.

Located in the heart of Delhi, Moolchand Medcity is being developed as Asia's largest single site multispecialty hospital campus (6 specialty hospitals, 1,000+ beds). We aspire to be the lifelong healthcare partner of our customers by delivering their healthcare wishlist: superb physicians, cutting-edge technology, compassionate care, integrity and affordable excellence.